Israel Matzav: Falling asleep at the wheel

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Falling asleep at the wheel

We have a plague of Israeli leaders falling asleep on television recently. Literally. Here's Prime Minister Ehud K. Olmert (Warning - this clip expires June 2, 2007):

And here's the Vice Premier, 84-year old Shimon Peres (who says he wants to be President and is occasionally mentioned as a possible replacement for Olmert when and if Olmert finally resigns):

For those of you with the good Hebrew who would rather hear the Channel 10 news report that showed the catnap in the original Hebrew, you can find it here. Oh yes, and for those who want to see the serious version of Olmert falling asleep, it's here.

And yes, this is more than a little symbolic.

Labels: Ehud K. Olmert, Shimon Peres, sleep

1 Comments:

At 5:49 PM, ziontruth said...: Real-life literature, brimming with symbolism. Only trouble is: we're among the characters.

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I am an Orthodox Jew - some would even call me 'ultra-Orthodox.' Born in Boston, I was a corporate and securities attorney in New York City for seven years before making aliya to Israel in 1991 (I don't look it but I really am that old :-). I have been happily married to the same woman for thirty-five years, and we have eight children (bli ayin hara) ranging in age from 13 to 33 years and nine grandchildren. Four of our children are married! Before I started blogging I was a heavy contributor on a number of email lists and ran an email list called the Matzav from 2000-2004. You can contact me at: IsraelMatzav at gmail dot com

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